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Covenant-keeping the way to blessedness, or, A brief discourse wherein is shown the connection…Covenant-keeping the way to blessedness, or, A brief discourse wherein is shewn the connexion…
Covenant-keeping the way to blessedness, or, A brief discourse wherein is shown the connection which there is between the promise, on God's part; and duty, on our part, in the covenant of grace as it was delivered in several sermons, preached in order to solemn renewing of covenant. By Samuel Willard teacher of a church in Boston in New-England.Covenant-keeping the way to blessedness, or, A brief discourse wherein is shewn the connexion which there is between the promise, on God's part; and duty, on our part, in the covenant of grace as it was delivered in several sermons, preached in order to solemn renewing of covenant. By Samuel Willard teacher of a church in Boston in New-England.
printed by James Glen for Samuel Sewall, 1682
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
III. From the Covenant it self; in which we do actually, and declaratively engage our whole Man to God's Service, which cannot be the whole except the heart be in it. The Covenant precept binds us to love God with all our heart, and all our soul, &c. It is a spiritual Covenant, not only objectively, as the object we Covenant with [God] is a Spirit; but subjectively too, viz. As we who enter into Covenant do engage ⟨p. 141⟩all spiritual Service and Obedience unto God. He that promiseth to reform, and doth not begin at the heart is a vile dissembler: And he that doth not first secure the Quarters of his Soul for the service of God, all the pains he takes in and about reformation, will be but to give his lust a safe retirement to hide it self, and lie lurking in his heart till it hath a further & fairer opportunity to walk abroad again in this life.
III. From the Covenant it self; in which we do actually, and declaratively engage our whole Man to God's Service, which cannot be the whole except the heart be in it. The Covenant precept binds us to love God with all our heart, and all our soul, &c. It is a spiritual Covenant, not only objectively, as the object we Covenant with [God] is a Spirit; but subjectivly too, viz. As we who enter into Covenant do engage ⟨p. 141⟩all spiritual Service and Obedience unto God. He that promiseth to reform, and doth not begin at the heart is a vile dissembler: And he that doth not first secure the Quarters of his Soul for the service of God, all the pains he takes in and about reformation, will be but to give his lust a safe retirement to hide it self, and ly lurking in his heart till it hath a further & •airer opportunity to walk abroad agen in this life.
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